Search undertaken for two inmates missing from prison in Amador County

Two inmates were reported missing this morning from Mule Creek State Prison’s minimum security facility in Ione.

Following a security check, the men, identified as Patrick Raines, 21, and Johnny Maciel, 37, were confirmed missing at 10:50 a.m., according to a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation news release.

Raines is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 213 pounds, with short blond hair and blue eyes. He was serving a 6-year sentence for a carjacking in San Diego County. His parole date is March 2016.

Maciel is described as 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was admitted to the prison from Placer County and is serving a sentence of 15 years and four months for second-degree burglary. He has a parole date of June 2016.